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Em "Worldhopper" Sparks

A mysterious sizeshifter who has no one world or realm she truly calls home.

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a character in “The Multiverse”, originally authored by writingmarquis, as played by RolePlayGateway

Description

POWER DETAILS
Sizeshifting: Em's sizeshifting is controlled by her emotions, meaning she has to exert emotional control through meditation and other such methods in order to avoid being a danger to herself and others. Minimum size one centimeter, maximum size is unmeasured but appears to be over 120 meters. She rarely goes over the 3 meter mark on purpose, that's generally a signal to others they should get outta dodge or help her calm down.

Minor Precognition: Em gets small flashes of future events on occasion- they are generally very vague, and never more than three weeks in advance. Still, quite useful when she can manage to decipher what she just saw.

Worldhopping: The most complicated and dangerous of Em's powers. She is, in her own words, able to "shunt herself into a void between worlds", a place where traveling astronomical distances is as easy as a leisurely stroll. Unfortunately if she attempts to take other living beings they end up horribly mangled up. She never remembers her time in this void, only knowing she's done so by the exhaustion afterwards- and seeing her intended destination.

HISTORY AND PERSONALITY
Born somewhere on Terra, Em never really had a consistent set of guardians due to her sizeshifting and lack of control over it presenting a constant danger to others who attempted to care for her. She became something of a nomad, doing her best to learn how to survive on her own- including the emotional discipline required to control her own size and how it changed.

It was only then, in her later teens, that she felt comfortable interacting with people, and began to wander closer to civilization once again. She became well known for her kind and generous if slightly mischievous nature, but all she'd ever known was live as a nomad... and even now as a young adult she has siginificant issue in staying somewhere for more than a month at a time.

APPEARANCE
Em varies in size but is generally between 5 and 9 feet most of the time, very pale preckled skin covering a chubby and sturdy frame. Her face is round with high cheekbones, surrounded my a curly mess of soil brown hair- two expressive dark brown eyes placed in between an upturned nose. Her breasts are rather large, often squished together by her clothes- and her limbs and extremities are rather thick and short. Wide hands with short fingers, feet with high insteps, so on. She tends to wear terran clothes with an emphasis on extreme comfort- and anything she perceives as hers will sizeshift with her, so there is little issue in the way of her wardrobe.

So begins...

Em "Worldhopper" Sparks's Story

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Em looked around as she ducked inside, standing 8'6" at the moment. Taking a moment to absorb the environment she found herself in, she slowly shrunk to about 5' and went to take a seat on one of the barstools. "I'd like a Screwdriver, please." She adressed the nearest bartender, the 22 year old chubby lady reaching for her purse just in case ID was needed.

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Seated on top of a swiveling chair behind the bar was a creature that could probably be called a bartender. It was a feline, about four feet tall, seated in a very cat-like fashion with all four limbs on the stool, but dressed in denim shorts and a blue shirt. As she was the only one currently behind the bar it was safe to assume she was the bartender. Or the bartenders pet. But on being prompted for a screwdriver she piped up. "Sure thing boss!" she answered and leaped off her seat into the back room.

Moments later the white-furred creature (with black tipped ears and tail) marched on up to the counter on two wobbly legs and slapped down a screwdriver on the counter, though not the drink, the tool. "Anything else you need?" she asked in an earnest and chipper voice.

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"I meant the alcoholic drink..." Em replied cautiously, a somewhat understanding look on her face. "One part vodka, one part orange juice." Flashing her ID card at that point, honestly thankful she'd even been able to get one after all she'd been through in her childhood and teens. "But I suppose I could use this." Getting out a very old looking clamshell cellphone, taking the screwdriver to the battery compartment as she promptly got to replacing the old AAA batteries.

She was very thankful she'd thought ahead and bought plenty of batteries.

"I'm Em Sparks... Also known as Worldhopper." Wondering for a moment if the odd creature had heard of her.

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Bo listened intently to the order before she set about to gather the ingredients and a suitable cup to drink from, without batting an eye at the ID or even looking very closely at it. When she heard the shifters name she let out a small, "Oooh," of interest with her ears perked upright.

Finally, serving the drink, Bo said; "Niceta meetcha Grasshopper. I'm Bo Jangles, also known as cat." She stopped speaking very suddenly, as if there was more to her sentence to be said, but she just cut off there instead. After a moment of staring wide-eyed at Em she finally went back to normal, as normal as that was, and added, "And I'll be your bartender for tonight!"

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She couldn't help frowning slightly at the intentional- or so she thought- mangling of her alias, ending up growing by a few inches as she thought the other's reactions over. Still, she waited until the other was done talking for sure.

"Well. Thank you very much, Jankles." Intentionally mispronouncing that just to see how the feline creature might react. "I'm guessing you're not exactly from here either?" Taking a sip of the drink as she put her phone up, leaving the tool and dead batteries on the table. "I was born somewhere in the British Isles, but I've been a nomad for so long that I don't really consider any place my true home."

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Bo giggled at being called 'Jankles'. It sounded funny, like a name an actual cat would get from an owner that thought it was cute. "Nope, born and raised in these streets, in this bar... both of those," she answered with voice suddenly taking a tone of worry as if she realized the weight of the implications. She stared distantly at the floor for several moments before she finally snapped back to a smile, or as close to a smile as a cat could have.

"Home's just a place where you keep your stuff and sleep anyways. My homes the alley out the back. Except all my stuff keeps changing every week, like a truck just shows up and takes it all or something! Why're you here?" The last question was a sudden snap that would give the impression that Bo had a very short attention span.

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Em could already feel the urge to get competitive with this one, regarding silly nicknames and all manner of wits and snark... Doing her best to reign in her emotions even as she grew another inch. Taking another sip from her drink, she contemplated how to repond for another half a second after her acquitance had stopped speaking.

"Okay then. Maybe things just threw me off... And why am I here? Interested in the local sights, mostly..." Finding herself fidgeting with the short fingers on her empty left hand, as if she wanted something to keep it occupied. "And I'm thinking of settling down for a few weeks. Maybe taking an odd job or such... Keep myself mentally stimulated."

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Bo was suddenly lunging for the counter, or rather throwing her paws onto it as a normal bar counter was quite high and Bo quite short. She clutched on with claws and tugged her chin up over the lip and looked Em in the eyes. "Odd jobs, huh?" she asked with a keen interest, "I happen to know someone who might have some sorts of that kinds of works 'n stuff, but I have to go clear it with them first."

And with that her feet kicked off the bar and launched her back into the back room, which must have had a back entrance because she simply didn't return,

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Em had just arranged a meeting on the very edge of town with the current Pokemon champion, Swablu sitting on the currently 6' tall chubby lady's head as a hat as she patted her new Pokemon gently. She was literally so excited she was having problems suppressing it, still slowly growing in height- slow for her standards, but still visible if one observed her for more than a few seconds. Getting a bit impatient as she looked at her Pokegear again and decided to try messing around with the radio function.

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"Man, I've never missed the sun more than I do now!"

"Squir squir!" came Lucky's agreeing statement as he sat on his best friend's backpack while he walked. It was a beautiful day outside. There wasn't a cloud in sight and the sun knew it, filling Blackthorn City with nice, beautiful rays. The air was a tad bit nippy, but nowhere near the bite it carried two days prior while he was walking the Ice Path. The air that had nearly killed him. But with every life endangering event the current Champion of the Kanto and Johto region endured, he seemed to make a new friend. Shantra saved his life and he'd never forget that. And now he had a new ally he could call upon if things were taking a turn for the worse.

Yep, Winter Sakkio didn't live a standard life. A Champion never did. But he enjoyed every part of the adventure...even the ones that left him collapsing from the cold.

Unfortunately, that feeling wasn't mutual with Lucky, who kept grabbing his arm from behind and checking for any permanent damage. Winter had to laugh as the Squirtle inspected his fingers for the zillionth time, "I'm fine! I promise! No hypothermia. No frostbite. Everything is all good."

Lucky didn't put his arm down without a harrumph, "Squirr..."

"I know. Going through Ice Path without a jacket wasn't a good idea. But I couldn't think of any other way to do resistance training. Mount Silver's supposed to be worse. I wanted to get a good feel of what I was jumping into when I told Titania I'd take care of it."

The look Lucky gave him said everything. Oh, you got a good feel alright...

"It all worked out in the end," Winter gave him a warm care-free smile back, "And now we've met and befriended a Suicune. I still need to find a way to pay her back, though." He stopped when he saw a girl walking towards him, heading towards the Ice Path, tampering with her PokeDex. She was a very large girl, around six foot with a large and burly body, her eyes matching a soft complexion. Her curly brown hair fell around her and bounced as she walked. On her head rested a Swablu, a fairly content bird that seemed to naturally enjoy her gaze upon the world.

Winter passed a small wave, forgetting for the moment that he was a Champion. "Hey. How's it going?" he said, a light tone in his voice and much warmth in his words.

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"Winter, right?" Smiling faintly at him, the dimples in her cheeks naturally emphasing the action. Admittedly though she was over 20, she did look like she could be an older teen. Snorting a bit as Swablu began flapping his wings gently from the top of her head. "You wann go talk too? That's fine with me Swabs."

"Swablu!" Came the happy responce, jumping down on her shoulder for a quick snug before making his way down to the ground- intentionally perching on a rather clean bit of rock that was mostly level.

Em couldn't help snorting very faintly at him- but in all honesty she was thinkful her Pokemon friend was willing to exxagerate things until she could more properly read his intent. It was almost like he was becoming some charming little actor- like Robin Williams, or Adam Sandler in his early days. Then refocusing her attention on Winter. "I uh... I'm pretty new to all this, what with not even being from this world... Let alone region. If you have some advice for newbies?" Fidgeting a bit as her growth visibly sped up, slipping into a meditative breathing exercise in order to stop it. She hoped Winter didn't find that too weird, but at this point she didn't much care what other people said either.

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Winter froze for a second. I've only been to Blackthorn City once, he thought. How does she know my name?

Then the realization kicked in as he remembered his position once more and then smile returned, "Uh-huh! You got it!"

"Squir squir!" Lucky bounded off his back and action rolled to greet the perching Swablu, extending a paw for him to shake.

Winter laughed as he did so, "Don't mind Lucky. He's very friendly."

The Squirtle started his own conversation with the Swablu, while Winter continued his with the girl in front of him, "Huh, not from this world? There was a time where that would've been crazy news to hear. Nowadays, such things to hear is second nature."

"But, that isn't what you asked of me. I'd say the best advice I can give is to do your own thing and find your own way. I know the prize of Champion is a big and legendary one, but if such a prize doesn't make you happy to get, then don't try to go for it. That's not to discourage you from giving it a shot. I'm just saying you should do what makes you and your new Swablu happy. Enjoy the journeys you two have while you're here or wherever you go. If you're having fun on the way, then anything is worth it."

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"That's why I chose Swabs is he was the friendliest of them... Got right to trying to preen my mess of hair." Unable to help laughing once again as she thought about that, somehow comforted by the memory... Enough so that she shrank down to about 5'6". "And he seems to exaggerate his actions to help cross the language boundary." Turning to watch him and Lucky a moment now, noting how subdued the Swablu's behavior was when compared to how he conversed with her.

She thought a moment before turning back to reply to Winter's advice. "Aight... Since he seems fairly showy, I'll probably see if there's contests besides contests of toughness and combat prowess... I mean that's what I want, but there's gotta be some compromise, right?"

She found herself extending a hand awkwardly as she realized she hadn't introduced herself yet, though she didn't seem that nervous about it after the initial moment of realization. "Em Sparks. Nice to meet you. I've always lived as something of a nomad anyway, the challenge will be not to charge into the fights myself." Remembering the previous time she'd come to this world when she was about nine years old, and how she'd beaten that angry Machoke into a pulp all too easily.

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Somewhere in the mountain ranges, Em was preparing for the visitor she'd paid to come for their first sparring match. This was a fairly isolated place, it should be safe, she thought to herself as she reminded herself she needed to stop being so purely defensive when people attacked her. She needed to learn to counterattack. And so there she was at 9' tall, The chubby lady practicing various offensive combat stances she'd seen in martial arts... Knowing she was probably not doing them properly. But she had to do her best.

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Em wouldn't normally have considered stopping anywhere ghosts were possibly around... She didn't like the idea of a threat she couldn't just punch away. Yet here she was due to her and her Swablu needing rest, the currently 7'5" chub making scared noises as the lights flickered- causing her to grow another few inches in size. At this point she was thankful her clothes grew with her.

And then she happened to meet eyes with someone looking at her as she grew, Swabs cuddling against her visible shoulder even more. Em patting the Swablu in thanks as she managed to stop growing once again, now 7'8" as she stopped. "Er. Hello." Feeling more awkward than usual due to her fear.

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"Winter Sakkio," he shook Em's hand with a nod of the head, "And if you're looking for a beauty contest of sorts, then you're gonna have to travel a ways. I've heard of them in the Hoenn region, but they're most prominent in the Sinnoh region. What could be good is the Pokeathlon. If you make your way to Goldenrod City, you'll find the dome next to the National Park. Ober there, they test a Pokemon's speed, power, jump, skill, and stamina in a variety of events. It'd be up to you guys as to which ones you and Swabs, I'm presuming, wanted to compete in."

"Squir squir!" Winter glanced over to see Lucky flexing his muscles at the mention of the Pokeathlon. There was that spark of energy in his eye that told Winter exactly what he was thinking.

"You wanna partake, too?" Winter actually raised a brow at Lucky's claim, "I thought you weren't for competition like that. I thought you preferred the fighting."

Lucky gave Winter an indignant stare as he pounded his paw against his chest once more. Winter had to laugh.

"Well, I don't see why not, then," he glanced over to Em. Wasn't she taller before? "We can travel together if you want. I've only been to Goldenrod City once, but I'm pretty sure I know the way. It's be a bit embarrassing if a Champion didn't know how to navigate through his own region, huh?" He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as Squirtle climbed onto his back again.

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"That sounds like a good idea, yeah. And Swabs is fairly fast on account of his wings being... Different from the other Swablu that were present." Clearly not sure how to word what she was trying to say. Hopefully he got the point regardless, she thought, as she internally wished her vocabulary was better.

"Blu~!" Swabs replied, just happy to have had that mentioned as he fluttered his wings excitedly... Only to give the closest he could to a frown when he fell to one side in his excitement, and ended up with little spots of black on his cottony feathers.

Em rolling her eyes at him. "Such a perfectionist..." And yet despite her body language there, she was calming down even further, resulting in her shrinking slightly more down to her default height of 5'4". It was very rare someone got to see her at her default height, due to her emotional nature... And it wasn't long before she realized she was actually at it, and found herself wondering why Winter hadn't commented on her changes in height yet.

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"Interesting," Winter noted as he took to viewing the falcon-like wings on the Swablu, a very uncharacteristic trait for such a being to have. He'd make to be a very fast Pokemon indeed.

As the two started walking west toward Route 44, a sudden realization kicked in for Winter. "Oh shoot! I should really let a few of these guys out of their PokeBalls. They couldn't come out during my journey through the Ice Path because it would've been too dangerous. They're probably getting restless."

As Winter was explaining, he had pulled two PokeBalls off his belt and proceeded to toss them. The first one to pop out immediately took to the skies, flapping his wings as if he would never get the opportunity to again. While the Aerodactyl circled around them, stetching his stiff muscles, the second one to pop out had immediately wrapped Winter in a bear hug.

"Woooooooah, easy buddy," Winter patted the Typhlosion to set him down, "I know, I know, it's been a little bit. But Ice Path becomes Flood Path if you're around it."

The Typhlosion snorted a response before walking around his surroundings in search of berries. The Aerodactly already began to hover lower and lower as the girl began to take in his interest.

"Em, these are two more of my friends. The purple rock-dragon above us is Rio. And the one foraging for food over there is Mane." Rio flapped his wings as he landed, eyeing up the girl. "He doesn't bite," Winter reassured, "But he's a bit hard to get to know."

Mane had already returned with some Oran berries in his mouth, "That one, though. Give him food and he'll love ya forever." Winter watched as Mane began sniffing around Em, in search for something more to eat. It was then that the differences in height were starting to take full notice.

"Hey, weren't you taller before?" he pointed out as they walked, "It sounds crazy, but I think you legitimately were a foot taller when we first ran into each other than now."

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"Yeah, good idea..." Finding herself looking over the other's Pokemon now as Swabs went to perch on her shoulder, bumping his dirty wing into her face as if he wanted her to help clean it. "Alrighty then." Doing her best to pick out the bits of black... Whatever they were. She just did her best not to think about it.

"Seems me and Mane have something in common then." Wondering if he'd like a bit of venison jerky she'd made as she got a small piece out to offer it to the Typhlosion. "I was wondering when you'd notice that! My height depends upon my emotions. That's actually why I first started living as a nomad, 'cuz I mean... If I lose control I can easily hurt or kill people. It wasn't until later on I learned enough control to visit civilization." Smiling faintly as she could feel Swabs snuggling against her again. She guessed he was imagining how rough that must have been.

"There's the positive to this er... Sizeshifting. Too. But I saw a lot of things I would rather not have as a lil anklebiter." Shaking her head as she seemed to be remembering some of the worse memories, expressive eyes dimming a bit- losing that usual hopeful shine. It was only when Swabs said something to her that she snapped out of it. "Oh... The jerky? Yeah, I did make it myself. I don't care as much for all that commercialized food. I mean I'll still eat most of it if need be, but... I'm used to hunting and gathering for myself." Smiling faintly when the cottony bird seemed to approve of that.

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Mane took the piece of jerky without a second though, cramming it into his mouth as he went looking around for more food for the party. Rio took to the skies once more, scouting ahead like he always did. Meanwhile, Winter was paying attention to Em.

"Oh, I see," Winter rubbed his chin in thought as they walked, "Do you have any idea how it happens? Like, how your height is linked to your emotions?"